Oxford Canal:Hillmorton (bottom)

An uneventful run from Hawkesbury really.   Came up behind another boat after Ansty on the long straights, but never caught up except to have had the Rose Narrowboats bridgelet opened by them and left for us and to be closed after us by a boatyard employee.   The offside vegetation at Newbold has become a problem again.   Not that it bothered us this time because there  was no opposite direction traffic but had there been it would have been tricky.  At least one boat width on the Newbold side of the bridge has been encroached upon by bushes and boats can be moored on the water point opposite, as this time.   There is no visibility through the bridge until almost there. Rugby was busy and Clifton Cruisers was a bit messy with returned hire boats and opposite direction stuff.   Scattered cloud but cool wind.  We are in position for an early start tomorrow.